------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arirang - Korean Folk Song ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: John V Email: apgujohn@hotmail.com Description: Here's how I play Arirang. I've been looking for a tab of this song for months. After a while I came to the realization that there isn't an online tab of this beautiful melody. What an oversight! I decided to do a version as a payment for all the tabs I have enjoyed. I transcribed this song by ear from a number of sources. This is a very simple version. It isn't perfect. I've been adding more notes/arpeggios to spice it up a bit lately. Your encourage you to play it, fix it, alter it, transcribe it for the banjo, or preform it on the Grammys. I hope you have fun with this song... that's all I care about. I worked really hard at learning this song, so I'd genuinely appreciate your comments. Enjoy! There's no timing w/ this tab. Just listen for the rhythm. Play it slow and w/ feeling. Tuning: Standard Intro: e|--------------------------------------9---------9------------------------| B|------------------10---12---10---12-------12---------10------------------| G|-9---11---9---11------------------------------------------11----9--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------9--------------------------------------| B|---------------10---12---10---12-----12---10---------------10---12+---10~| G|-11---9---11---------------------------------11---9---11-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Part 1: e|-12---12---12---9---7---9---7---9---5---------------------5---7---5---9---7-----------------7--| B|-10--------10-----------7--------------7---5---7---5---7--7-----------7------10---7------7--10-| G|-9---------9------------7------------------4--------------6-----------7--------------9------8--| D|-11--------11-----------7------------------6--------------4-----------7---------------------7--| A|-------------------------------------------7------------------------------------------------9--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7--| e|-7-----------------5-| B|----10-------9-----5-| G|----9-----9--------6-| D|----9--9-------------| A|----7----------------| E|---------------------| Part 2: e|-----------------5-------7---5---9---7---9----------------------------5--------7---5-----------| B|-5--------7---5-------7----------7----------10---7---5---------7---5--------7------------------| G|----4--------------6-------------7-------------------4---4---------------6---------------------| D|-------6---------4-----------------------------------6------6---------4------------------------| A|-7---------------------------------------------------7-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-9---7---9--------------------7--------------------------------9---10---12---------12----------| B|-7----------10---7-----7---10----10--------9---10----------10------------------10--------------| G|-7------------------9------8-----9---9---------9--------9-------------------9------------------| D|---------------------------7-----9------9------11---11------------------11---------------------| A|---------------------------9-----7-------------12----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12--------12---12---9-------9---7---9----------------------5---7---5--9---7---9---------------| B|-------10---------------12---7----------10---7---5---7---5--7----------7----------10---7------7| G|----9------------------------7-------------------4----------6----------7------------------9----| D|-------------------------------------------------6----------4----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------7---------------------------------------------| E|-9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------7-----------------5-----| B|--10---------10---------9---5-----| G|-------------9------9-------6-----| D|-------7-----9---9----------------| End A|--9----------7--------------------| E|----------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************